Brush.



PATENTED MAY 7,1907.

J. Q. ADAMS.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1906.

[NVENTOR A TTOR/VE Y5 JOHN Q. ADAMS, OF PITTSFORD, VERMONT.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '7, 1907.

Application filed August 11, 1906. Serial No. 330,216.

'0 on whom, it may concern:

Beit known that 1, JOHN Q. ADAMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pitts-- ford, in the county of Rutland and State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful Brush, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes.

The objects of the invention are to im prove and simplify the construction of such devices; furthermore, to increase their efliciency and durability as well as to decrease the expense attending their manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made Within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification: Figure 1 is a perspective View of a brush constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the manner of bending a piece of wire to form the handle loops and bristle loops; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section showing one manner of disposing the bristles in the brush; Fig. 4 is a similar view showing another manner of disposing the bristles in the brush; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the casing members of the brush head.

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

In constructing a brush according to the present invention, a single piece of wire of suitable length is bent to form a plurality of handle loops 1 and a plurality of bristle loops 2, which are adapted to hold the bristles of the brush as will hereafter appear. The terminals 3 of the piece of wire are bent in opposite directions parallel with the bristle loops 2, as shown, so as to form a rectangular inclosure within which the inner ends of the bristles 4 of the brush are located, said bris-.-

tles being passed between the bristle loops 2, as shown. When long bristles are employed, said bristles may extend not only between the bristle loops 2 but also between the oppositely extending terminals 3 of the wire, as indicated in Fig. 3, and when short bristles are employed, said bristles may be bent around the middle or intermediate bristle loop 2, as indicated in Fig. 4, the two outer bristle loops serving to hold the bristles firmly against the intermediate loop.

The brush head 5, which consists of a casing surrounding the inner ends of the bristles together with the bristle loops, preferably consists of a pair of casing members 6, each of which is provided with a rear flange 7, forward side flanges 8 and rear side flanges 9,

z the forward and rear side flanges being separated from each other by a slot or cut away portion 10 which enables each casing member to be bent on a line between the slots 10 so that the forward end of said casing member, together with the forward side flanges 8, will be disposed at a slight incline with respect to the rear portion of said casing member, as shown. The rear flange 7 of each casing member is cut away at its opposite ends as indicated at 11 to afford openings in the brush head for the passage of the handle loops 1. When the two casing members 6 are fitted together, the rear flanges thereof overlap each other between the parallel for ward ends of the handle loops 1, and the respective side flanges of said casing members also overlap each other as shown so as to produce a brush head having a tapering forward end provided with a slot through which the bristles project in the usual manner. The flanges of the two casing members are suitably secured together by means of solder or other material. The bristle loops 2, to-

gether with the oppositely extending terminals 3 of the wire, serve to clamp the inner ends of the bristles firmly in position within the brush head 5 so as to space them properly and also prevent their accidental withdrawal from the brush head.

The handle of the brush preferably is finished by means of a metallic web 12 which fills the space inside the handle loops 1 and is formed with integral side flanges 13 which are bent around the handle loops so as to hold the web securely in position.

It will be observed that the handle loops 1 enter the brush head 5 through the openings which are formed at the opposite sides of the rear end thereof by the cut away portions 11 of the rear flanges 7.

The improved brush of this invention is strong, simple, durable, and inex ensive in construction, as well as thorough y efficient in operation.

What is claimed is 1. A brush having its handle and bristle holder made of a continuous piece of Wire bent into a plurality of long loops to form the handle and a plurality of short loops to form the bristle holder, bristles clamped between the turns of said short loops, and means for exerting pressure on said loops.

2. A brush comprising a piece of wire bent to form a plurality of handle loops and a plurality of bristle loops, a metallic web having flanges bent to engage said handle loops, bristles extending between said bristle loops, and a brush head composed of two casing members each having a rear flange adapted to extend through the handle loops and to overlap each other, each of said rear flanges being cut away to form an opening for said handle loops, and each of said casing members also having an inclined forward end and forward and rear side flanges ada ted to overlap the corresponding flanges of t e other casing member and to be soldered thereto.

3. A brush having its handle and bristle holder made of a continuous piece of wire bent into a plurality of long loops to form the handle and a plurality of short loops to form the bristle holder, bristles clamped between the turns of said short loops, a brush head surrounding said short loops and bristles and exerting pressure thereon, and a filling piece for the handle loop.

4. A brush having its handle and bristle holder made of a continuous piece of Wire bent into a plurality of long loops to form the handle and a plurality of short loo s to form the bristle holder, bristles clampe between the turns of said short loops, and a brush head comprising duplicate sections inolosing said short loops and permanently secured together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN Q. ADAMS.

Witnesses:

Mrs. WALTER HowLAND, WVALTER HowLAND. 

